Signed Baccarat Pair Of Louis XV Style Chandeliers In Gilt Bronze And Crystal Circa 1880-1890

Signed by Cristalleries de Baccarat pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut crystal chandeliers circa 1880-1890

A rare, elegant, and decorative pair of ormolu cage chandeliers in the Louis XV style, each with nine arms of light. Each chandelier is beautifully decorated with cut and moulded white crystal, composed of large plates, numerous rosettes, six daggers around the rim, and a beautiful central dagger and a small solid crystal ball. The chandeliers end in superb cut crystal balls.

Fine French chandeliers from the late 19th century, with cut crystal decoration from the Cristalleries de Baccarat (signed), circa 1880-1890.

Sizes: H 41.33 Inches. – Diameter 25.59 Inches.

Wired to European standards, adaptation to American standards on request.

Baccarat:

In 1764, French King Louis XV granted Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval, Bishop of Metz, permission to establish a glassworks in the Lorraine village of Baccarat.

In 1824, Ismaël Robinet, a Baccarat glassmaker, invented an air-piston pump that facilitated glassblowing. The following year, Baccarat developed the press-molded technique.

In 1855, Baccarat took part in the first Paris Universal Exhibition, exhibiting two monumental candelabras and a chandelier.

In 1860, on October 29, Baccarat registered its trademark with the Paris Commercial Court: a carafe, a stemmed glass, and a beaker inscribed in a circle. Initially printed on a paper label, the stamp was later engraved directly onto the piece.

Baccarat crystal is of the highest quality, containing no less than 31.7% lead, with no defaults and the highest standards. Cristallerie de Baccarat has been passed down through the generations and remains a symbol of French art de vivre.